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I Have Everything I Need

I hope everyone is having just the Thanksgiving they’d hoped for (under our unusual circumstances). Ever since Katie left home (sniff) my personal Thanksgiving tradition is that I don’t have to do anything with anybody…and over the years people have come to accept that and I get to have a lovely day
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Dressing Defensively for Thanksgiving

Ahh, Thanksgiving dinner is almost upon us. Literally. The gravy, the biscuits dripping with butter, the cranberry relish…the red wine. I don’t know about you, but…sometimes I feel I end up wearing more of my food than eating it. So, while deciding on an outfit for Thanksgiving dinner, consider wearing a small, busy print
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Week in Review: Week 247

MONDAY I’m trying to remember now to take a picture of this view every day (ish). I think it will be fun at the end of the year to put them all together and show how nature changes a little bit every single day. It’s not always beautiful, but that’s how life
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Workday Wardrobe ~ Nov. 16-20

MONDAY Just kickin’ the leaves. As one does. Top: Tahari merino wool sharkbite top, size 3x. So old. I have it in this blue and one in oatmealy taupe and I’ve worn them both a million times. I got them from Marshalls in I think 2013 and felt like I was spending
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Random Thoughts: My Mother’s Things/Photography/Light

I’m thinking about (and we all know there are SO MANY things I THINK about but never DO, so…) a photo series of “things that were my mother’s.” This photo by Holly Farell (do you guys know Holly Farell? She does the LOVELIEST paintings of just normal, everyday things that we tend
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Success is the Sum of The Details

This past weekend a friend and I went out east to Greenport, NY to do fun things for her birthday. Greenport is a charming, historic, waterfront village on the south side of the north fork of Long island’s east end. It was a perfect fall day – cool and blue-skied. I like
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Week in Review: Week 245

MONDAY I like seeing the world changing just slightly each day in response to the season. After taking this exact shot 57 times over the past 16 months, how did it just occur to me at this moment that I should take a picture of this view every day for a year?
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Workday Wardrobe ~ Nov 9-13

MONDAY The world is so pretty right now. I love autumn colors. I hope Mr. Landlord doesn’t blow my leaves away just yet. I like walking through them on my way to the car. Top: Navy Rossriss/Vislilly Top. Remember the wine top with the perfect v-neck and sleeves? This is it’s big
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Where Bloggers Live: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

  Welcome to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live. It’s kind of like HGTV’s “Celebrities at Home,” but…Bloggers! Who doesn’t like to peek behind the scenes and see inside people’s homes? Every month a group of seven bloggers share their workspaces, homes, towns, and more! This month’s theme is “Where I
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Finding Peace

I was feeling very peaceful this day. It was the day I was finally going to get out and away from my home area a little bit. The drive in to Brooklyn was nice. There were only a few other cars out and the roads even felt smoother than usual. I was
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Week in Review: Week 244

MONDAY A quiet day at home doing blog work. A quick coffee run in the afternoon. Oh, I have a question. How do people feel about those pop-up things on blogs/websites asking you to subscribe? I’m not a fan but the ConstantContact (email list thing) guy is suggesting it. I wonder if
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Vacation Wardrobe ~ Nov 2-6 2020

MONDAY Making Myself Get Out of the House for at Least a Few Minutes outfit of the day. I think I went out for a cup of coffee. I wish I had a cup of coffee now. Shirt: White J Jill Linen Buttondown, 4x Cardigan: Old Navy Light Grey Cotton Knit, size
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What I Bought in October

It was a relatively light shopping month. I think I was just so busy I didn’t even have time to think about shopping. But I did manage to get a few things. Kept: PLANT GROW LIGHTS In an effort to keep some of my patio plants alive. I don’t have the plant area
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Document the Moments You Feel the Most In Love With Yourself

Document the moments you feel most in love with yourself – what you’re wearing, who you’re around, what you’re doing. Recreate and repeat. ~ Warsan Shire Lately, my jam has been dressing like a preppy teenage boy. Untucked button-down shirts, baggy sweaters, sneakers. It’s easy, it’s comfortable, it never feels old. I
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Week in Review: Week 243

Normally I do a little bit each day of this weekly review post…and by the time of the end of the week rolls around it’s mostly done. And more importantly, I don’t have to try to remember what I did each day! This week was so full I didn’t get one thing
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Style Session: How to Style Maroon

Maroon, wine, burgundy, whatever you call it, it’s a beautiful jewel-tone for fall and more versatile than you might think. There are times I think EVERY color is a neutral! I don’t have a ton of maroon in my wardrobe right now but I tend to go through phases where I have
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Week in Review: Week 242

MONDAY Yay! Finally! Some fun! Some getting the heck out of dodge, seeing some new sights. It was a beautiful night…but melancholy, as my one good friend is moving to FL NEXT WEEK and a sweet light will go out of my life. This was our LAST HURRAH before she goes. Not
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Workday Wardrobe ~ Oct 19-23

FIRST, I want to introduce you to a new friend…this is Liz. She has a blog called Closet Play Image, and in addition to her penchant for sharing wardrobe inspiration, she does a feature called Copycat Style. And guess who she copycatted this month?! Me! Hee hee! She has so much goodness
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Monday Funday

On, you know, Wednesday. But still. As happy as I am staying home, in the house, alone, all by myself…it’s good to get out of The Box and go someplace new and different and exciting. My friends and I had tickets back in March to go to a new thing in New
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Week in Review: Week 241

Sigh. The weeks are slipping by and I’m really not doing much other than job-work and blog-work. I’m trying to get outside every day (beyond just driving to and from work) but…it doesn’t always happen. So I’ll pass on the daily updates this week and just share what’s going on in general and
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